API Reference > imodeljs-backend > Elements > PhysicalObject PhysicalObject Class The Generic:PhysicalObject class is used when physical elements cannot be further classified. note More-specific BisCore:PhysicalElement subclasses should be used wherever possible. Extends PhysicalElement Methods Name Description constructor(props: PhysicalElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): PhysicalObject Inherited methods Name Inherited from Description buildConcurrencyControlRequest(opcode: DbOpcode): void PhysicalElement Add a request for locks, code reservations, and anything else that would be needed to carry out the specified operation. calculateRange3d(): Range3d PhysicalElement delete(): void PhysicalElement Delete this Element from the iModel. forEachProperty(func: PropertyCallback, includeCustom: boolean = true): void PhysicalElement Call a function for each property of this Entity. getClassMetaData(): undefined | EntityMetaData PhysicalElement Get the class metadata for this element. getDisplayLabel(): string PhysicalElement Get a display label for this Element. getJsonProperty(nameSpace: string): any PhysicalElement Get a JSON property of this element, by namespace getPlacementTransform(): Transform PhysicalElement Get the Transform from the Placement of this GeometricElement getPredecessorIds(): Id64Set PhysicalElement Get the Ids of this element's predecessors. getToolTipMessage(): string[] PhysicalElement Get a list of HTML strings that describe this Element for the tooltip. getUserProperties(namespace: string): any PhysicalElement Get a set of JSON user properties by namespace insert(): string PhysicalElement Insert this Element into the iModel. is2d(): this is GeometricElement2d PhysicalElement Type guard for instanceof GeometricElement2d is3d(): this is GeometricElement3d PhysicalElement Type guard for instanceof GeometricElement3d removeUserProperties(nameSpace: string): void PhysicalElement Remove a set of JSON user properties, specified by namespace, from this Element setJsonProperty(nameSpace: string, value: any): void PhysicalElement setUserProperties(nameSpace: string, value: any): void PhysicalElement Change a set of user JSON properties of this Element by namespace. update(): void PhysicalElement Update this Element in the iModel. is(otherClass: undefined): boolean Static PhysicalElement return whether this Entity class is a subclass of another Entity class onAllInputsHandled(_id: string, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called on an element in a graph after all of its inputs have been processed and before its outputs are processed. onBeforeOutputsHandled(_id: string, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when a root element in a subgraph is changed and before its outputs are processed. onChildAdd(_arg: OnChildElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when an existing element is about to be updated so that an instance of this class will become its new parent. onChildAdded(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after an existing element has been updated so that an instance of this class is its new parent. onChildDelete(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when an element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be deleted. onChildDeleted(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after an element with an instance of this class as its parent was successfully deleted. onChildDrop(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when an element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be updated change to a different parent. onChildDropped(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after an element with an instance of this class as its previous parent was updated to have a new parent. onChildInsert(_arg: OnChildElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when a new element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be inserted. onChildInserted(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after a new element with an instance of this class as its parent was inserted. onChildUpdate(_arg: OnChildElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when an element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be updated. onChildUpdated(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after an element with an instance of this the class as its parent was updated. onCloned(_context: IModelCloneContext, _sourceProps: ElementProps, _targetProps: ElementProps): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called during the iModel transformation process after an Element from the source iModel was cloned for the target iModel. onDelete(arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called before an Element is deleted. onDeleted(_arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after an Element was deleted. onInsert(arg: OnElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called before a new Element is inserted. onInserted(arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after a new Element was inserted. onSubModelDelete(_arg: OnSubModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when a sub-model of an instance of this class is being deleted. onSubModelDeleted(_arg: OnSubModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after a sub-model of an instance of this class was deleted. onSubModelInsert(_arg: OnSubModelPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called when an instance of this class is being sub-modeled by a new Model. onSubModelInserted(_arg: OnSubModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after an instance of this class was sub-modeled by a new Model. onUpdate(arg: OnElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called before an Element is updated. onUpdated(arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic PhysicalElement Called after an Element was updated. populateRequest(req: ConcurrencyControl.Request, props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb, opcode: DbOpcode, original: undefined | ElementProps): void Static PhysicalElement Disclose the codes and locks needed to perform the specified operation on this element Inherited properties Name Type Inherited from Description category string PhysicalElement The Id of the Category for this GeometricElement. classFullName Accessor ReadOnly string PhysicalElement Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class". classFullName Accessor StaticReadOnly string PhysicalElement Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class" className Accessor ReadOnly string PhysicalElement The name of the BIS class associated with this class. code Code PhysicalElement The Code for this element federationGuid undefined | string PhysicalElement A FederationGuid assigned to this element by some other federated database geom undefined | GeometryStreamProps PhysicalElement The GeometryStream for this GeometricElement. id string PhysicalElement The Id of this Entity. iModel IModelDb PhysicalElement The IModelDb that contains this Entity jsonProperties Readonly { T } PhysicalElement Optional json properties of this element. model Readonly string PhysicalElement The ModelId of the Model containing this element parent undefined | RelatedElement PhysicalElement The parent element, if present, of this element. physicalMaterial undefined | RelatedElement PhysicalElement If defined, the PhysicalMaterial that makes up this PhysicalElement. placement Placement3d PhysicalElement schema Static undefined PhysicalElement The Schema that defines this class. schemaName Accessor ReadOnly string PhysicalElement The name of the BIS Schema that defines this class typeDefinition undefined | TypeDefinition PhysicalElement userLabel undefined | string PhysicalElement A user-assigned label for this element. Defined in core/backend/src/domains/GenericElements.ts Line 161 Last Updated: 11 June, 2024